Brosnahan Surname
Approximately 1,690 people bear this surname
Brosnahan Surname Definition:
(Irish) One who came from Brosna in Kerry; dweller near the Brosna River.
Brosnahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 921 | 1:393,549 | 34,518 |
| New Zealand | 464 | 1:9,759 | 1,700 |
| Ireland | 140 | 1:33,635 | 2,836 |
| England | 111 | 1:501,964 | 31,980 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 184 | 1:24,075 | 2,644 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 171 | 1:293,677 | 23,423 |
Brosnahan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) One who came from Brosna in Kerry; dweller near the Brosna River.
Brosnahan Demographics
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Brosnahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brosnahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brosnahan occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brosnahan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Brosnahan is the 237,488th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,312,157 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Brosnahan are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 921 people, or 1 in 393,549. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Brosnahan exists in 16 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 27 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.
Brosnahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brosnahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brosnahan surname rose 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 24 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 483 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brosnahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Brosnahan are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.29% registered with the party.
The amount Brosnahan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.53% more than the national average, earning $52,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $45,784 CAD per year.
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